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Moi je suis une star des maladies infectieuses
Apr 1, 2021 121 tweets 31 min read
A thread pertaining to:

"REKT IT" Ralph Baric

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THREAD THEME

Mar 30, 2021 25 tweets 10 min read
via @bleidl and @rubic3n

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BARIC BITES BACK

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Published online 2018 Feb 21

Is regulation preventing the development of therapeutics that may prevent future coronavirus pandemics?

Timothy P Sheahan and Ralph S Baric

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Mar 23, 2021 103 tweets 32 min read
Linfa "Wanderer" Wang thread

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THREAD THEME

Mar 20, 2021 51 tweets 16 min read
George "Ladykiller" Gao thread

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BECAUSE YOU GOT THE FEVER

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I'VE GOT THE FEVER BABY
Mar 19, 2021 93 tweets 26 min read
George "Designer" Gao thread

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BLOOD TYPE: BLUE @uacjess
Mar 2, 2021 84 tweets 26 min read
Xi Thought of the Day:

Is it all an unfortunate misunderstanding? Are certain journalists mired in confusion and unclearness? Do certain scientists have problems keeping their story straight? Liberate your mind! Seek truth from facts! Image
Feb 28, 2021 105 tweets 32 min read
Peter "Victim of the Vortex" Daszak thread

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If bat guano is such a threat is *crawling* through multiple previously untouched bat lairs in "moderate protection" really such a good idea?

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Feb 28, 2021 34 tweets 15 min read
300+ Tabs Open Edition thread

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Tracing the virus
By Zhang Hao

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Feb 27, 2021 14 tweets 6 min read
INVESTIGATION (ONGOING)

SHI ZHENGLI IN SHANGHAI

What was she doing and with whom?

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"The mysterious patient samples arrived at the Wuhan Institute of Virology at 7 P.M. on December 30, 2019. Moments later Shi Zhengli’s cell phone rang. It was her boss, the institute’s director."

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Feb 27, 2021 8 tweets 4 min read
Fellatio by Fruit Bats Prolongs Copulation Time

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Min Tan,Gareth Jones,GUANGJIAN ZHU,Jianping Ye,Tiyu Hong,Shanyi Zhou,Shuyi Zhang,Libiao Zhang
Published: October 28, 2009

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Feb 26, 2021 5 tweets 2 min read
Thank you Swedish PEN !

THANK YOU BRAVE SOULS !

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“We kept in touch until she was arrested. Knowing that she was on a hunger strike made me even more anxious. I have to support her."

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Feb 26, 2021 41 tweets 11 min read
Linfa "The Real Batman" Wang thread

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TWiV 296: The real Batman, Linfa Wang
August 3, 2014

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Feb 26, 2021 4 tweets 2 min read
President of China, King of Manlets

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"Mr. Xi tall for a man of his generation at 5-foot-11, with the thick black sweptback hair of a South Korean movie star."

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"Does any of this prove Mr. Xi’s own religiosity? As Communist Party members, China’s leaders are required to be atheist. And yet Chinese who knew Mr. Xi well believe he at least looked favorably on Buddhism and other traditional religions."
Feb 25, 2021 25 tweets 10 min read
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The Curious Case of Kai Kupferschmidt and Linfa Wang

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This biologist helped trace SARS to bats. Now, he’s working to uncover the origins of COVID-19

By Kai Kupferschmidt Sep. 30, 2020 , 2:10 PM

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Feb 21, 2021 12 tweets 7 min read
CAS SPECIAL PROJECT

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The CAS' strategic leading technology category B special "Pathogen Host Adaptation and Immune Intervention" (hereinafter referred to as the "special project") has been approved and will enter the implementation phase (2018-2022).

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Feb 20, 2021 18 tweets 6 min read
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World Society for Virology

FIRST COMMITTEE MEETING

25-27 August 2019

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Feb 18, 2021 7 tweets 3 min read
Feb 15, 2021 13 tweets 4 min read
Thank you Kai invoking the Spirit of Paxo

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'Politics was always in the room.'

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"They had retrospectively tested serum from their staff. They tested samples from early 2019 and from 2020."

So no samples from between early 2019 and, I'm guessing, August 2020, which iirc is when they tested everyone? @BillyBostickson
Aug 4, 2020 15 tweets 5 min read
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lol wtf
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Aug 4, 2020 21 tweets 6 min read
Sixth Tone WIV thread

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Sixth Tone is an online mag. owned by the Shanghai United Media Group, a state-owned enterprise. It is published in English from China, and its readership is intended for people in Western countries

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BSL-4 laboratories are designed to effectively seal off experiment areas from the outside world. They also incorporate strict security measures, such as iris scanners.

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